1 Samuel 2:4
The bow and the mightie men are broken, and the weake haue girded themselues with strength.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:17For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.
Psalms 46:10Be still and knowe that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, and I wil be exalted in the earth.
Isaiah 10:4Without me euery one shall fall among them that are bound, and they shall fall downe among the slayne: yet for all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Jeremiah 37:10For though ye had smitten the whole hoste of the Caldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should euery man rise vp in his tent, and burne this citie with fire.
2 Corinthians 4:9We are persecuted, but not forsaken: cast downe, but we perish not.
Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, and your loynes girded about with veritie, and hauing on the brest plate of righteousnesse,
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 2:2-11
Hannah's Song. ( b. c. 1137.) 1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord , mine horn is exalted in the Lord : my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that… Read the whole commentary →